Example Question #3 : How To Find Local Minimum Graphing Functions Of Curves

Find the local minimum of the following function in the range .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

A local minimum occurs when changes from negative to positive. The first step is find .

Next, find the critical points (when or undefined).

The final step is to test on which intervals is negative and positive to identify at which of these values the minimum occurs. Notice here that the first value of falls outside of the region specified in the problem.

The regions to be tested are and .

To test the regions, choose a value in that region and plug it into to see if it is positive or negative.

is negative in the first region and positive in the second region, so the minimum occurs at .

To find the corresponding value, plug in this value into the original function, giving us a value of .

Example Question #4 : How To Find Local Minimum Graphing Functions Of Curves

Let

Find all local maxima.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If at some point , then might be a local maxima.

So the possible solutions are

In order to determine if these points are maxima (or minima) we need to determine if the function is concave up (minima) or concave down(maxima) at these points. To do this we need the second derivative.

Example Question #5 : How To Find Local Minimum Graphing Functions Of Curves

Given the equation of a graph is , find the coordinates of the local minimum(s) if any are present.

Possible Answers:

No local minimum

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the local minimum of any graph, you must first take the derivative of the graph equation, set it equal to zero and solve for . To take the derivative of this equation, we must use the power rule,

.

We also must remember that the derivative of a constant is 0. Taking the derivative of the graph equation, we obtain the slope equation . Solving for x when the equation is set to 0, we obtain .

In order for to be a local minimum, the slope must increase as it passes 2 from the left. Plugging in 1 and 3 into the slope equation, we find that the slope is in fact increase from -4 to 4, therefore is a local minimum.

Plugging back into the original graph equation to solve for , we find the coordinates of the local minimum for this graph is in fact .

Example Question #7 : How To Find Local Minimum Graphing Functions Of Curves

Find the local maximum of the function .

Possible Answers:

There are none.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find the derivative of the function.

.

Then we find that the points where the derivative equals 0 are at and . Then picking points on the intervals between these critical points and plugging them into the derivative. Where the results are negative, the function is decreasing. Where they are positive, the function in increasing.

Using this method we see that in the on the interval the function is increasing. On the function is decreasing. On the function is increasing. Because the function is increasing to the left of and decreasing to the right, is a local maximum. Plugging it into the function, we can find the y value.

Example Question #8 : How To Find Local Minimum Graphing Functions Of Curves

Find the local minimum of the function .

Possible Answers:

There is none.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find the derivative of the function.

.

Then we find that the points where the derivative equals 0 are at and . Then picking points on the intervals between these critical points and plugging them into the derivative. Where the results are negative, the function is decreasing.

Where they are positive, the function in increasing. Using this method we see that in the on the interval the function is increasing. On the function is decreasing. On the function is increasing. Because the function is decreasing to the left of and increasing to the right, is a local minimum. Plugging it into the function, we can find the y value.

Example Question #9 : How To Find Local Minimum Graphing Functions Of Curves

What is the least -value for the function ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the least y-value, we must first find where the minimum of the function is. This is achieved by finding the derivative and then testing values. The derivative of this function is

We then need to factor that and set it equal to 0, which gives us .

We then set each expression equal to 0 to give us our critical points.

This give us critical points at . We then set up a number line and test values on each side of the values. To the left of , you can choose and plug that into the derivative. We get a positive value. In between the two critical points, you can choose , which gives us a negative value. To the right of , you can choose , which gives a positive value. To find the minimum, you must find the point where the sign changes from negative to positive. That happens at . That is the x-value of the minimum.

To find the y-value, you must plug that x-value into the original function:

Example Question #10 : How To Find Local Minimum Graphing Functions Of Curves

Given a graph with an equation find the local minimum(s) if any are present.

Possible Answers:

No local minima.

Correct answer:

No local minima.

Explanation:

In order to solve this equation, we must first underestand that by taking the derivative of an equation of a graph and setting it equal to zero, we can find the values of where there are critical points. Critical points are either local maxima or minima, in order to figure out which you simply plug in numbers before and after that value of in order to see whether or not the slope increases/decreases as is approaches or leaves that value.

In order to take the derivative of equation, the power rule must be applied, . Taking the derivative of the graph equation, we find that it is .

Setting the equation equal to zero and solving for , we find that the critical points for this graph are present at . Now we must determine whether these critical points are local minima or maxima.

In order to determine whether or not they are local minima/maxima, we must determine the slope behavior of the graph around these points. If the slope is positive towards a critical point and negative away from that critical point, that critical point is a local maxima. Vice versa for local minima. is approximately 1.38. is approximately -1.38. Therefore we can plug in -2,0,2 into the slope equation in order to determine the behavior of the slope around those points.

Plugging into the derivative of the graph equation, we find that slope is positive.

Plugging into the derivative of the graph equation, we find that the slope is positive as well.

Plugging into the derivative of the graph equation, we find that the slope is positive.

Because the slope is always increasing, this means that there are no local minima in this graph.

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